Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.489 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cameroon is 0.489, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cameroon peaked at 0.652 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.254, in 1971.
That places Cameroon 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.258 | — |
| 1962 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.254 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.266 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.26 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.265 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.267 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.264 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.265 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.339 | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.435 | +28.3% |
| 1983 | 0.488 | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.531 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.516 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.563 | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.596 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.645 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.641 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.635 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.63 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.639 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.639 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.652 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.651 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.64 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.651 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.651 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.646 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.641 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.652 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.643 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.644 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.644 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.597 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.596 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.523 | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.476 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.46 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.487 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.509 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.506 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.488 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.512 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.489 | -4.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.489 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.588, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.489 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5635, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +28.3% | 0.339 | 0.435 |
| 1980 | +27.9% | 0.265 | 0.339 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.258 | 0.258 | 0.258 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.263 | 0.254 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4712 | 0.339 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6225 | 0.563 | 0.645 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6464 | 0.64 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5667 | 0.46 | 0.644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5007 | 0.488 | 0.512 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 117 Kazakhstan 0.54 compare
- 117 Togo 0.54 compare
- 119 Mexico 0.536 compare
- 121 Haiti 0.486 compare
- 122 Madagascar 0.482 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 0.481 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cameroon?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cameroon was 0.489 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.652 in 2000.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.254 in 1971.
- How does Cameroon rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Cameroon ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.